The volume of Hong Kong's total exports increased 1.5 percent in April, year on year, and the volume of imports rose 1.2 percent, the city's Census and Statistics Department said on Tuesday.

According to the Department, in April, the volume of Hong Kong's goods re-exports increased 2.1 percent, compared with the same period last year, while that of domestic exports fell 23.4 percent.

The price of Hong Kong's goods re-exports increased 4.5 percent in April while that of domestic exports rose 3.6 percent. Taken together, the price of total exports increased 4.5 percent.

Concurrently, the price of imports rose 4.1 percent.